autochthonous

(-thə-nəl) or au·toch·thon·ic (ô'tŏk-thŏn'ĭk)
adj.

1. Originating where found; indigenous: autochthonous rocks; an autochthonous people; autochthonous folktales. See synonyms at native.
2. Biology. Originating or formed in the place where found: an autochthonous blood clot.

autochthonism au·toch'thon·ism or au·toch'tho·ny n.
autochthonously au·toch'tho·nous·ly adv.

adjective

Existing, born, or produced in a land or region: aboriginal, autochthonal, autochthonic, endemic, indigenous, native. See native/foreign.

Referring to features and processes occurring within, rather than outside, an environment. An autochthonous rock has been formed in situ; coal is an example.

1. originating in the same area in which it is found.
2. denoting a tissue graft to a new site on the same individual.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Of rocks, deposits, etc. adj. - Originating where it is found.

Tutor's tip: This was the winning word in the 2004 National Spelling Bee!

Common misspelling(s) of autochthonous

• autochtonous
• autoctonous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indfødt, oprindeligt bosiddende

Nederlands (Dutch)
autochtoon

Français (French)
adj. - autochtone

Deutsch (German)
adj. - autochthon, bodenständig, eingesessen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυτόχθων

Italiano (Italian)
autoctono

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - autóctone, aborígine, nativo

Русский (Russian)
автохтонный, аборигенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - autóctono

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - infödd, ursprunglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
土著的, 原地形成的, 土生土长的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 土著的, 原地形成的, 土生土長的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 원주민의, 자발적 관념의, 발생 부위의, 독특한 구조의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 原産の, 固有の, 原地性の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أصلي, أهلي, بلدي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ילידי, מקומי, של המקום, נוצר במקומו הנוכחי (מרבץ של חומר מסוים)‬

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